The German Federal Government notified the Republic of Belarus on 30 December 2024, that the agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Belarus on the avoidance of double taxation concerning income and wealth taxes, dated

The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) approved the updated version of the bill aimed at further developing tax law and adjusting the income tax brackets on 20 December 2024. It will enter into force after publication in the Official Gazette. The

Norway’s government has released an overview outlining key tax changes which took effect on 1 January 2025. Some of the main changes include: Natural resource tax for hydropower The natural resource tax for hydropower plants has been

Norway has issued a new legislation on 12 December 2024 mandating Norwegian companies and legal entities to register their beneficial owners in the Register of Beneficial Owners. The legislation will take effect on 31 July 2025, although

Switzerland's Council of States approved protocols amending income and capital tax treaties with Germany and Serbia on 9 December 2024. Earlier, the Swiss Federal Council announced that it had adopted the dispatch on the protocol of amendment to

The German Ministry of Finance (MoF)  released the final decree on the application of Germany's anti-hybrid rules on 5 December 2024, providing clarifications over the draft version published in 2023. The decree addresses how foreign controlled